Electrical adapter

Abstract

An electrical adapter ( 1 ) includes a first connector portion ( 10 ), a second connector portion ( 20 ) having a different type from the first connector portion, and a plurality of flexible wires ( 30 ) electrically connecting the first and second connector portions with each other. The first connector portion includes a first dielectric housing ( 12 ) and a plurality of first power contacts ( 19 ) retained to the first dielectric housing. The second connector portion includes a second dielectric housing ( 22 ) and a plurality of second power contacts ( 24 ) retained to the second dielectric housing. Each flexible wire has two opposite ends ( 32, 34 ) electrically connected to the first and second power contacts, respectively.

What is claimed is:  
     
       1. An electrical adapter comprising: 
       a first connector portion including a first dielectric housing and a plurality of first power contacts retained to the first dielectric housing;  
       a second connector portion including a second dielectric housing and a plurality of second power contacts retained to the second dielectric housing; and  
       a plurality of flexible wires electrically connecting the first power contacts to the second power contacts; wherein  
       each first power contact has a body plate defining a hole and several mating tails extending from the body plate for mating with a complementary connector; wherein  
       each second power contact has a solder end which defines a through hole providing strain relief function and an indent in a top face thereof and communicated with the through hole; wherein  
       one end of each flexible wire goes through and is soldered to the hole of the body plate of an optional one of the first power contacts, and another end of each flexible wire is soldered to the indent of an optional one of the second power contacts; wherein  
       the second dielectric housing defines in a top face thereof an elongated opening communicated with the solder ends of the second power contacts for facilitating soldering; wherein  
        the first dielectric housing defines several receiving recesses and forms a first latch member; wherein  
        the second dielectric housing forms several second latch members engaged with the receiving recesses and defines a slot engaged with the first latch member; wherein  
        a projection is formed in each receiving recess and has a forward inclined surface and a rearward vertical surface opposite to tie forward inclined surface.  
     
     
       2. The electrical adapter as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the flexible wire is tightened and substantially shaped in a line at a position where the second latch member is abutted against the forward inclined surface of the projection, and is curved in an irregular shape at another position where the second latch member is snapped onto to the rearward vertical surface of the projection. 
     
     
       3. The electrical adapter as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the first connector portion and the second connector portion have different types. 
     
     
       4. The electrical adapter as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the first and second power contacts have different numbers. 
     
     
       5. The adapter as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said flexible wires extend essentially in a diverging manner from the respective first power contacts to second power contacts. 
     
     
       6. The adapter as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein an amount of the first power contacts is more than that of the second power contacts, and thus at least one of the first power contacts has no flexible wires connected thereto. 
     
     
       7. The adapter as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said first power contacts are smaller than the second power contacts. 
     
     
       8. The adapter as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said flexible wires are deformable in a front-to-back direction of said adapter. 
     
     
       9. The adapter as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein two opposite end of each of the flexible wires are fixed to the corresponding first power contact and second power contact.